1. (1) Part III of the Act (EnergyEfficiency) applies to the following appliances and products:

1. Household and commercial appliances that are within the scope of application of Schedule 1 to this Regulation.

2. Water heaters and other water heating equipment that are within the scope of application of Schedule 2 to this Regulation.

3. Furnaces and other space heating equipment that are within the scope of application of Schedule 3 to this Regulation.

4. Air conditioning and related equipment that are within the scope of application of Schedule 4 to this Regulation.

5. Lamps and other lighting products that are within the scope of application of Schedule 5 to this Regulation.

6. Motors and transformers that are within the scope of application of Schedule 6 to this Regulation.

7. Electronic equipment that is within the scope of application of Schedule 7 to this Regulation.

8. Fenestration products that are within the scope of application of Schedule 8 to this Regulation. O. Reg. 404/12, s. 1 (1).

(2) However, Part III of the Act does not apply to appliances or products offered for sale, sold or leased as used or refurbished appliances or products. O. Reg. 404/12, s. 1 (2).

Prescribed efficiency standards or requirements

2. (1) The prescribed efficiency standard or requirement referred to in clause 15 (1) (a) of the Act for an appliance or product is the efficiency standard or requirement set out in section 1 of the applicable Schedule to this Regulation. O. Reg. 404/12, s. 2 (1).

(2) Section 1 of each Schedule sets out the following information with respect to the prescribed efficiency standard or requirement for an appliance or product:

1. Date of manufacture: The period during which the particular appliance or product must have been manufactured in order for the particular efficiency standard or requirement to apply.

2. Testing standard: The applicable testing standard for the appliance or product.

3. Scope of application: The appliances or products to which the efficiency standard or requirement applies.

4. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement: The provisions of the testing standard or the other efficiency requirements applicable to the appliance or product. O. Reg. 404/12, s. 2 (2).

(3) Symbols and acronyms used in the Schedules have the meaning assigned in Table 1 of this Regulation, unless the context requires otherwise. O. Reg. 404/12, s. 2 (3).

Circumstances permitting use of prescribed labels, etc.

3. (1) A prescribed label or other prescribed marking may, under clause 15 (1) (b) of the Act, be affixed to an appliance or product if both of the following requirements are satisfied:

1. The appliance or product was tested by an organization designated in subsection (2) or (3), as applicable, to determine whether it satisfies the prescribed efficiency standard or requirement.

(2) An organization is designated for a particular appliance or product if it is an entity that is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada as a certification body to certify products, processes and services that include the class of the appliance or product. O. Reg. 404/12, s. 3 (2).

(3) An organization is designated for a particular fenestration product,

(a) if the organization is designated for the fenestration product under subsection (2); or

(b) if the organization is accredited by the National Fenestration Rating Council as an independent certification and inspection agency that is designated to test whether the particular fenestration product satisfies the prescribed efficiency standard or requirement. O. Reg. 404/12, s. 3 (3).

Prescribed labels or other prescribed markings

4. (1) A prescribed label referred to in clause 15 (1) (b) of the Act for an appliance or product must consist of both of the following types of markings:

1. Either a label containing the registered trademark or symbol of an organization designated in subsection 3 (2) or (3), as applicable, or a label in the form provided by the Ministry.

2. Either a manufacturer’s nameplate attached to the appliance or product that sets out the efficiency standard of the appliance or product or a label prescribed under the EnergyEfficiency Act (Canada) that sets out the efficiency standard of the appliance or product. O. Reg. 404/12, s. 4 (1).

(2) The prescribed label must be placed on the appliance or product so that the label can be seen easily and readily without the need to remove any covering. O. Reg. 404/12, s. 4 (2).

(3) The carton in which an appliance or product is sold must be marked with the name of the manufacturer and either a date code or the date on which the appliance or product was manufactured. O. Reg. 404/12, s. 4 (3).

Exceptions re use of prescribed label

5. (1) No prescribed label is required for a light bulb if all of the following requirements are satisfied:

1. The light bulb was tested by an organization designated in subsection 4 (2) to determine whether it satisfies the prescribed efficiency standard or requirement.

2. The test results confirm that the light bulb satisfies the prescribed efficiency standard or requirement.

3. The wattage of the light bulb is marked on it.

4. The lumens and life of the light bulb are marked on the manufacturer’s carton in which the light bulb is sold. O. Reg. 404/12, s. 5 (1).

(2) No prescribed label is required for a vented gas fireplace that falls within the scope of application of paragraph 11 or 11.1 of section 1 of Schedule 3 if all of the following conditions apply:

1. The annual energyefficiency of the fireplace is tested using the testing method specified in the applicable paragraph of the Schedule.

2. The model number of the fireplace appears on it and in the promotional literature supplied by the manufacturer.

3. The annual energyefficiency rating for the fireplace is included in the promotional literature supplied by the manufacturer. O. Reg. 404/12, s. 5 (2).

6.Omitted (revokes other Regulations). O. Reg. 404/12, s. 6.

7.Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 404/12, s. 7.

table 1 symbols and abbreviations

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Item

Symbol or abbreviation

Meaning

1.

AFUE

annual fuel utilization efficiency

2.

AHRI

Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute

3.

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

4.

Btu/h

British thermal units per hour

5.

CGA

Canadian Gas Association

6.

CIE

International Commission on Illumination

7.

COP

coefficient of performance

8.

CSA

Canadian Standards Association

9.

°C

degree(s) Celsius

10.

EER

energyefficiency ratio

11.

Federal EnergyEfficiency Regulations (May 4, 2012 version)

SOR/94-651 (EnergyEfficiency Regulations) made under the EnergyEfficiency Act (Canada) as the Regulations read on May 4, 2012

12.

HSPF V

heating season performance factors — region V

13.

Hz

hertz

14.

IEER

integrated energyefficiency ratio

15.

IES

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America

16.

kV

kilovolts

17.

kVA

kilovolt-amperes

18.

kW

kilowatts

19.

kWh

kilowatt-hours

20.

L

litres

21.

lm/W

lumens per watt

22.

mL/s

millilitres per second

23.

NFRC

National Fenestration Rating Council

24.

U.S. DOE

United States Department of Energy

25.

W

watts

26.

W/(m²C)

watts per meter squared degrees Celsius

O. Reg. 404/12, Table 1.

schedule 1 household and commercial appliances

Efficiency Standards and Requirements

1. The prescribed efficiency standards and requirements for a household or commercial appliance listed below are as follows, if the appliance is manufactured during the period indicated and falls within the scope of application indicated:

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement: for ranges with a cooktop and at least one oven, Clause 8 (a) of the testing standard; for ranges with a cooktop but no ovens, Clause 8 (b) of the testing standard; and for ranges without a cooktop but at least one oven, Clause 8 (c) of the testing standard.

iii. Scope of application: an electrically-operated appliance that is designed for residential use to clean clothes, using a water solution of soap or detergent, or both, and that does not require mechanical fastening to a floor or wall for safe operation. This includes a product appliance that is either standard or compact and is either top-loaded or front-loaded.

iii. Scope of application: an electrically-operated appliance that is designed to clean clothes using a water solution of soap or detergent, or both, that is residential-style and is coin- or card-operated and that does not require mechanical fastening to a floor or wall for safe operation. This includes an appliance that is either standard or compact and is either top-loaded or front-loaded.

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement: for commercial refrigerators, Tables 1 and 2 of the testing standard; for commercial freezers, Tables 3 and 4 of the testing standard; and for commercial refrigerator-freezers, Table 5 of the testing standard.

A. for a commercial refrigerator, freezer or refrigerator-freezer that is closed and self-contained, other than for ice-cream applications, AHRI 1200-2008, Performance Rating of Commercial Refrigerated Display Merchandisers and Storage Cabinets. However, the following requirements apply:

1. All standard factory-installed accessories, such as lighting, perimeter heat and pan heater, must be in the “on” position if manually-controlled.

2. All accessories, such as electric condensate pans, that are included as standard with the equipment but are not factory-installed, must be installed and in the “on” position.

3. The power management device must be disabled unless the device cannot change to a new integrated average product temperature after the test has been concluded.

4. The testing must be conducted at one or more of the following integrated average temperatures: for a product intended for ice cream temperature applications, -26.1°C ± 1.1°C; for a product intended for low temperature applications, -17.8°C ± 1.1°C; for a product intended for medium temperature applications, 3.3°C ± 1.1°C; for a product intended for wine chiller or floral storage temperature applications, or both, 7.2°C ± 1.1°C; and for a product that cannot maintain any of those required temperatures, the lowest temperature setting.

5. The refrigerated volume must be calculated in accordance with Clause 4 of CAN/CSA C300-08, Energy Performance and Capacity of Household Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, Freezers and Wine Chillers.

B. for a commercial refrigerator, freezer or refrigerator-freezer that is closed and is either self-contained for ice-cream applications or remote-condensing, U.S. DOE 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 431, Subpart C – Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers and Refrigerator-Freezers as it read on July 17, 2012.

iii. Scope of application: a commercial refrigerator, freezer or refrigerator-freezer, as described in U.S. DOE 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 431, Subpart C (Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers and Refrigerator-Freezers), §431.62, as it read on July 17, 2012, that is closed. However, walk-in freezers, refrigerator-freezers and refrigerators are excluded.

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement:

A. for a commercial refrigerator, freezer or refrigerator-freezer that is closed and is self-contained, other than for ice-cream applications, the maximum daily energy consumption (MDEC) (in kWh/day) must not exceed the following level:

1. for a refrigerator that does not have transparent doors, MDEC of 0.00353 V + 2.04,

4. for a freezer that does not have transparent doors, MDEC of 0.01413 V + 1.38,

5. for a freezer with transparent doors, MDEC of 0.02649 V + 4.10,

6. for a refrigerator-freezer that does not have transparent doors, MDEC of the greater of either (0.00953 AV – 0.71) or 0.70, where AV = the refrigerator volume in litres + 1.63 × the freezer volume in litres.

B. for a commercial refrigerator, freezer or refrigerator-freezer that is closed and is either self-contained for ice-cream applications or remote-condensing, the maximum daily energy consumption (MDEC) (in kWh/day) must not exceed the levels specified in the following Table, where V is in litres and TDA is in meters squared:

Item

Equipment class*

MDEC

1.

VCT.RC.M

2.368 × TDA + 1.95

2.

HCT.RC.M

1.722 × TDA + 0.13

3.

VCS.RC.M

0.003885 × V + 0.26

4.

HCS.RC.M

0.003885 × V + 0.26

5.

VCT.RC.L

6.028 × TDA + 2.61

6.

HCT.RC.L

3.66 × TDA + 0.26

7.

VCS.RC.L

0.008122 × V + 0.54

8.

HCS.RC.L

0.008122 × V + 0.54

9.

VCT.RC.I

7.104 × TDA + 3.05

10.

HCT.RC.I

4.306 × TDA + 0.31

11.

VCS.RC.I

0.009535 × V + 0.63

12.

HCS.RC.I

0.009535 × V + 0.63

13.

VCT.SC.I

7.212 × TDA + 3.29

14.

HCT.SC.I

6.028 × TDA + 0.43

15.

VCS.SC.I

0.01342 × V + 0.88

16.

HCS.SC.I

0.01342 × V + 0.88

* Note: Equipment class designations consist of a combination (in sequential order separated by periods) of the following:

C. for commercial refrigerators, freezers and refrigerator-freezers that are integrated refrigeration equipment, other than self-contained refrigerator-freezers with solid doors, the maximum daily energy consumption (MDEC) for each model must be the sum of the MDEC values for all of its compartments.

D. for wedge cases, the total display area (TDA, expressed in cubic metres) is the product of the vertical height of the glass in a transparent door and the largest overall width of the case, when viewed from the front.

“closed” means, with respect to a commercial refrigerator, freezer or refrigerator-freezer, having one or more doors;

“household” has the same meaning as in the Federal EnergyEfficiency Regulations (May 4, 2012 version).

O. Reg. 404/12, Sched. 1.

schedule 2 water heaters and other water heating equipment

Efficiency Standards and Requirements

1. The prescribed efficiency standards and requirements for a water heater or for other water heating equipment listed below are as follows, if the water heater or equipment is manufactured during the period indicated and falls within the scope of application indicated:

1. Water heater, oil-fired, tank-type, with an input rating of not more than 30.5 kW (105,000 Btu/h):

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement: for convection-type pool heaters, Clause 4.1.1 and Appendix A of the testing standard and, for other pool heaters, Clause 4.2.5 and Appendix A of the testing standard.

1. The prescribed efficiency standards and requirements for a furnace or for other space heating equipment listed below are as follows, if the furnace or equipment is manufactured during the period indicated and falls within the scope of application indicated:

1. Furnace, gas-fired, with an input of less than 65.92 kW (225,000 Btu/h):

i. Date of manufacture: January 1, 1992 to December 31, 2012 inclusive.

iii. Scope of application: a gas-fired central furnace, with an input of less than 65.92 kW (225,000 Btu/h), connected to a single-phase power supply. However, a furnace for a mobile home or a recreational vehicle is not included.

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement: AFUE ≥ 90 per cent for all furnaces other than outdoor gas furnaces with an integrated cooling component; for those furnaces, AFUE ≥ 78 per cent.

1.2 Furnace, gas-fired, with an input of less than 65.92 kW (225,000 Btu/h), connected to a three-phase power supply:

iii. Scope of application: a gas-fired central furnace, with an input of less than 65.92 kW (225,000 Btu/h), connected to a three-phase power supply. However, a furnace for a mobile home or a recreational vehicle is not included.

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement: AFUE ≥ 78 per cent, or thermal efficiency ≥ 80 per cent as tested to Exhibit K or Clause 2.39 of the testing standard, as applicable.

2. Furnace, gas-fired, with an input of at least 65.92 kW (225,000 Btu/h) but not more than 117.23 kW (400,000 Btu/h):

iii. Scope of application: a gas-fired central furnace with an input of at least 65.92 kW (225,000 Btu/h) but not more than 117.23 kW (400,000 Btu/h).

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement: Clause 2.39 of the testing standard, and no continuously burning pilot light unless the furnace has an AFUE ≥ 76 per cent when tested in accordance with CGA P.2 1991.

3. Furnace, gas-fired, with an input of more than 117.23 kW (400,000 Btu/h):

iii. Scope of application: a gas-fired warm-air furnace, designed to supply heated air through ducts to spaces that require it, that has an input rate of more than 117.23 kW (400,000 Btu/h) but less than 2,930 kW (10,000,000 Btu/h).

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement: Clause 4 of the testing standard, and the measured jacket loss at the input rating and the reduced input ≤ 1.5 per cent.

4. Furnace, oil-fired, with an input of not more than 65.92 kW (225,000 Btu/h):

iii. Scope of application: a gas-heated boiler that uses propane or natural gas, that is intended for application in a low pressure steam or hot water heating system and that has an input rate of less than 88 kW (300,000 Btu/h).

A. for hot water, AFUE ≥ 82 per cent and systems not equipped with tankless domestic water heating coils must be equipped with an automatic water temperature adjustment device (as defined in the Federal EnergyEfficiency Regulations (May 4, 2012 version)), and

B. for steam, AFUE ≥ 80 per cent.

6. Boiler, gas-fired, with an input of at least 88 kW (300,000 Btu/h) but less than 732 kW (2,500,000 Btu/h):

iii. Scope of application: a self-contained, automatically controlled, vented gas-burning appliance described in the testing standard that distributes warmed air without the use of ducts, with an input rate of 2,931 kW (10,000,000 Btu/h) or less, mounted to or suspended from the ceiling.

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement: Clause 5.2 of the testing standard. The heater must also be equipped with an intermittent ignition device and either a power-vented system, an automatic vent damper or an automatic flue damper.

iii. Scope of application: the same scope as the testing standard, but limited to room heaters.

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement:

A. ≤ 18,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 57 per cent,

B. >18,000 and ≤ 20,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 58 per cent,

C. > 20,000 and ≤ 27,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 63 per cent,

D. > 27,000 and ≤ 46,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 64 per cent, and

E. > 46,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 65 per cent.

13.1 Room heater, gas-fired:

i. Date of manufacture: July 1, 2013 or later.

ii. Testing standard: U.S. DOE 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix “O”, Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Vented Home Heating Equipment as it read on June 20, 2012.

iii. Scope of application: a self-contained free-standing non-recessed gas-fired heater that furnishes warmed air to the space in which it is installed. However, hearth heaters and fireplaces are excluded.

iii. Scope of application: the same scope as the testing standard, but limited to wall furnaces.

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement:

A. for fan-type wall furnaces,

1.≤ 42,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 73 per cent, and

2. > 42,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 74 per cent, and

B. for gravity-type wall furnaces,

1. ≤ 10,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 59 per cent,

2. > 10,000 and ≤ 12,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 60 per cent,

3. > 12,000 and ≤ 15,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 61 per cent,

4. > 15,000 and ≤ 19,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 62 per cent,

5. > 19,000 and ≤ 27,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 63 per cent,

6. > 27,000 and ≤ 46,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 64 per cent, and

7. > 46,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 65 per cent.

14.1 Wall furnace, gas-fired:

i. Date of manufacture: July 1, 2013 or later.

ii. Testing standard: U.S. DOE 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix “O”, Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Vented Home Heating Equipment as it read on June 20, 2012.

iii. Scope of application: a self-contained gas-fired heater that is designed for incorporation in, or permanent attachment to, a wall and that furnishes warmed air to the space in which it is installed. However, hearth heaters and fireplaces are excluded.

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement:

A. for fan-type wall furnaces,

1. ≤42,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 75 per cent, and

2. > 42,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 76 per cent, and

B. for gravity-type wall furnaces,

1. ≤ 27,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 65 per cent,

2. > 27,000 and ≤ 46,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 66 per cent, and

3. > 46,000 Btu/h, AFUE ≥ 67 per cent.

O. Reg. 404/12, Sched. 3.

schedule 4 air conditioning and related equipment

Efficiency Standards and Requirements

1. The prescribed efficiency standards and requirements for an air conditioner or for related equipment listed below are as follows, if the air conditioner or equipment is manufactured during the period indicated and falls within the scope of application indicated:

iii. Scope of application: the same scope as the testing standard. However, air conditioners and heat pumps are excluded if they are single-package vertical, through-the-wall, space constrained or small-duct high-velocity.

iii. Scope of application: a single package central air conditioner, a single package heat pump, a split-system central air conditioner and a split-system heat pump, all as defined in the Federal EnergyEfficiency Regulations (May 4, 2012 version).

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement:

A. for air conditioners and heat pumps, other than through-the-wall: Clause 7.2.1 and Table 3 Column 2 of the testing standard, and

i. Date of manufacture: September 1, 2005 to the following date, inclusive:

A. For an air conditioner or heat pump with at least 19 kW (65,000 Btu/h) of cooling capacity, excluding packaged terminal and single-package vertical air conditioners and heat pumps, the day before the earliest applicable compliance date for the particular air conditioner or heat pump as set out in Column 10 of the Table to sub-subparagraph 2.1 iv A. For greater certainty, the particular air conditioner or heat pump is described in Columns 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Table, read together.

B. For a single-package vertical air conditioner or heat pump, December 31, 2012.

A. For an air conditioner or heat pump described in the Table to sub-subparagraph iv A, the applicable compliance date set out in Column 10 of the Table or later. If two or more compliance dates are set out in Column 10 for a particular air conditioner or heat pump, the later compliance date supercedes the earlier with respect to the corresponding efficiency standards and requirements indicated in Columns 6 to 9 as of the later compliance date. For greater certainty, the particular air conditioner or heat pump is described in Columns 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Table, read together.

B. For a single-package vertical air conditioner or heat pump, January 1, 2013 or later.

iii. Scope of application: a large unitary air conditioner or heat pump, as defined in section 2 of this Schedule, and a single-package vertical air conditioner, a single-package vertical heat pump and a large condensing unit, all as defined in the Federal EnergyEfficiency Regulations (May 4, 2012 version). However, heat pumps to which paragraph 5, 6 or 7 apply and single-package vertical air conditioners and heat pumps are excluded.

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement:

A. for air conditioners and heat pumps with at least 19 kW (65,000 Btu/h) of cooling capacity, excluding packaged terminal and single-package vertical air conditioners and heat pumps, the efficiency standards and requirements set out in the following Table, for air conditioners and heat pumps manufactured on or after the specified compliance date:

Col. 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Col. 6

Col. 7

Column 8

Column 9

Column 10

Item

Equipment type

Sub-type

Heating type*

Cooling capacity

EER

IEER

COP at inlet air at 8.3C

COP at inlet air at -8.3C

Compliance date

1.

Large unitary air conditioner (excluding packaged terminal and single-package vertical air conditioners)

Air-cooled

either no heating section or an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

11.2

11.4

January 1, 2013

≥40 kW and <70 kW

11.0

11.2

≥70 kW and <223 kW

10.0

10.1

≥223 kW

9.7

9.8

heating section other than an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

11.0

11.2

≥40 kW and <70 kW

10.8

11.0

≥70 kW and <223 kW

9.8

9.9

≥223 kW

9.5

9.6

Water-cooled, other than variable refrigerant flow multi-splits

either no heating section or an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

12.1

11.7

July 1, 2013

≥40 kW and <70 kW

11.0

11.2

January 1, 2013

12.5

11.2

July 1, 2014

≥70 kW and <223 kW

11.0

11.1

January 1, 2013

12.4

11.1

July 1, 2014

≥223 kW

11.0

11.1

January 1, 2013

heating section other than an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

11.9

11.5

July 1, 2013

≥40 kW and <70 kW

11.0

11.0

July 1, 2013

12.3

11.0

July 1, 2014

≥70 kW and <223 kW

10.8

10.9

January 1, 2013

12.2

10.9

July 1, 2014

≥223 kW

10.8

10.9

January 1, 2013

Evaporation-cooled, other than refrigerant flow multi-splits

either no heating section or an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

12.1

11.7

July 1, 2013

≥40 kW and <70 kW

11.0

11.2

January 1, 2013

12.0

11.2

July 1, 2014

≥70 kW and <223 kW

11.0

11.1

January 1, 2013

11.9

11.1

July 1, 2014

≥223 kW

11.0

11.1

January 1, 2013

heating section other than an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

11.9

11.5

July 1, 2013

≥40 kW and <70 kW

11.0

11.0

July 1, 2013

11.8

11.0

July 1, 2014

≥70 kW and <223 kW

10.8

10.9

January 1, 2013

11.7

10.9

July 1, 2014

≥223 kW

10.8

10.9

January 1, 2013

Water- or evaporation-cooled, variable refrigerant flow multi-splits

either no heating section or an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

11.5

11.7

January 1, 2013

≥40 kW and <70 kW

11.0

11.2

≥70 kW and <223 kW

11.0

11.1

≥223 kW

11.0

11.1

heating section other than an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

11.3

11.5

≥40 kW and <70 kW

10.8

11.0

≥70 kW and <223 kW

10.8

10.9

≥223 kW

10.8

10.9

2.

Large unitary heat pump

(excluding packaged terminal and single-package vertical heat pumps

Air-cooled

either no heating section or an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

11.0

11.2

3.30

2.25

January 1, 2013

≥40 kW and <70 kW

10.6

10.7

3.20

2.05

≥70 kW and <223 kW

9.5

9.6

3.20

2.05

≥223 kW

9.5

9.6

3.20

2.05

heating section other than an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

10.8

11.0

3.30

2.25

≥40 kW and <70 kW

10.4

10.5

3.20

2.05

≥70 kW and <223 kW

9.3

9.4

3.20

2.05

≥223 kW

9.3

9.4

3.20

2.05

Water-cooled, other than variable refrigerant flow multi-splits

either no heating section or an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

12.1

11.2

3.30

2.25

July 1, 2013

≥40 kW and <70 kW

11.0

10.7

3.20

2.05

July 1, 2013

12.5

10.7

3.20

2.05

July 1, 2014

≥70 kW and <223 kW

11.0

9.6

3.20

2.05

July 1, 2013

12.4

9.6

3.20

2.05

July 1, 2014

≥223 kW

9.5

9.6

3.20

2.05

January 1, 2013

heating section other than an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

11.9

11.0

3.30

2.25

July 1, 2013

≥40 kW and <70 kW

11.0

10.5

3.20

2.05

July 1, 2013

12.3

10.5

3.20

2.05

July 1, 2014

≥70 kW and <223 kW

10.8

9.4

3.20

2.05

July 1, 2013

12.2

9.4

3.20

2.05

July 1, 2014

≥223 kW

9.3

9.4

3.20

2.05

January 1, 2013

Evaporation-cooled, other than refrigerant flow multi-splits

either no heating section or an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

12.1

11.2

3.30

2.25

July 1, 2013

≥40 kW and <70 kW

11.0

10.7

3.20

2.05

July 1, 2013

12.0

10.7

3.20

2.05

July 1, 2014

≥70 kW and <223 kW

11.0

9.6

3.20

2.05

July 1, 2013

11.9

9.6

3.20

2.05

July 1, 2014

≥223 kW

9.5

9.6

3.20

2.05

January 1, 2013

heating section other than an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

11.9

11.0

3.30

2.25

July 1, 2013

≥40 kW and <70 kW

11.0

10.5

3.20

2.05

July 1, 2013

11.8

10.5

3.20

2.05

July 1, 2014

≥70 kW and <223 kW

10.8

9.4

3.20

2.05

July 1, 2013

11.7

9.4

3.20

2.05

July 1, 2014

≥223 kW

9.3

9.4

3.20

2.05

January 1, 2013

Water- or evaporation-cooled, variable refrigerant flow multi-splits

either no heating section or an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

12.0

11.2

3.30

2.25

July 1, 2013

≥40 kW and <70 kW

10.6

10.7

3.20

2.05

January 1, 2013

≥70 kW and <223 kW

9.5

9.6

3.20

2.05

January 1, 2013

10.0

9.6

3.20

2.05

October 29, 2013

≥223 kW

9.5

9.6

3.20

2.05

January 1, 2013

heating section other than an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

12.0

11.0

3.30

2.25

July 1, 2013

≥40 kW and <70 kW

10.4

10.5

3.20

2.05

January 1, 2013

≥70 kW and <223 kW

9.3

9.4

3.20

2.05

January 1, 2013

9.8

9.4

3.20

2.05

October 29, 2013

≥223 kW

9.3

9.4

3.20

2.05

January 1, 2013

Evaporation-cooled, variable refrigerant flow multi-splits

either no heating section or an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

11.0

11.2

3.30

2.25

January 1, 2013

≥40 kW and <70 kW

10.6

10.7

3.20

2.05

≥70 kW and <223 kW

9.5

9.6

3.20

2.05

≥223 kW

9.5

9.6

3.20

2.05

heating section other than an electric heating section

≥19 kW and <40 kW

10.8

11.0

3.30

2.25

≥40 kW and <70 kW

10.4

10.5

3.20

2.05

≥70 kW and <223 kW

9.3

9.4

3.20

2.05

≥223 kW

9.3

9.4

3.20

2.05

3.

Large condensing units

Air-cooled

all

≥19 kW and ≤70 kW

10.1

January 1, 2013

Water- or evaporation-cooled

all

≥19 kW and ≤70 kW

13.1

* Note: Variable refrigerant flow multi-split air conditioners or heat pumps with heat recovery fall under the category of “heating section other than an electric heating section” unless they also have electric resistance heating, in which case it falls under the category for “either no heating section or an electric heating section”.

B. for single-package vertical air conditioners and heat pumps manufactured on or after January 1, 2013, the following efficiency standards and requirements, as applicable:

iii. Scope of application: the same scope as the testing standard, but limited to liquid-to-water heat pumps with a capacity of less than 35 kW. For greater certainty, this includes geothermal systems that are placed in the ground or in the water, or both.

iii. Scope of application: the same scope as the testing standard, and includes heat pumps of less than 35 kW. For greater certainty, this includes geothermal systems that are placed in the ground or in the water, or both.

“household” has the same meaning as in the Federal EnergyEfficiency Regulations (May 4, 2012 version);

“large condensing unit” has the same meaning as in Part II of the Federal EnergyEfficiency Regulations (May 4, 2012 version);

“large unitary air conditioner or heat pump” means a commercial or industrial unitary air conditioner or heat pump with a cooling capacity of 19 kW (65,000 Btu/h) or more.

O. Reg. 404/12, Sched. 4.

schedule 5 lamps and other lighting products

Efficiency Standards and Requirements

1. The prescribed efficiency standards and requirements for a lamp or for another lighting product listed below are as follows, if the lamp or product is manufactured during the period indicated and falls within the scope of application indicated:

iii. Scope of application: the same scope as the testing standard and, in addition, any fluorescent lamp that is physically and electrically equivalent to those described in Clause 1.3 (a), (b), (c) or (d) of the testing standard.

iii. Scope of application: the same scope as the testing standard and, in addition, includes a lamp described in Clause 1.4 (f) of the testing standard.

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement: Clause 7.2 and, with the following changes, Table 1 of the testing standard:

A. ER30 and ER40 ≥ 40W and < 50W: 10.5 lm/W,

B. ER30 and ER40 50W: 7.0 lm/W,

C. ER40 65W: 12.5 lm/W.

4. Lamp, general service, with a lumen output of at least 1,050 lumens but not more than 2,600 lumens, excluding modified spectrum lamps:

i. Date of manufacture: January 1, 2014 or later.

ii. Testing standards:

A. for lamp lumen output and wattage: IES LM-45-00, IESNA Approved Method for Electrical and Photometric Measurements of General Service Incandescent Filament Lamps, except that it must be tested at 120 volts regardless of its nominal voltage,

B. for life: IES LM-49-01, IESNA Approved Method for Life Testing of General Lighting Incandescent Filament Lamps, except that it must be tested at 120 volts regardless of its nominal voltage,

iii. Scope of application: a general service lamp with a lumen output of at least 1,050 lumens but not more than 2,600 lumens, excluding modified spectrum lamps.

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement:

A. lamp efficacy in lm/W: ≥ 4.0357 x ln (lumen) – 7.1345,

B. life: ≥ 1,000 hours,

C. colour rendering index: ≥ 80.

5. Lamp, general service, with a lumen output of at least 250 lumens but less than 1,050 lumens, excluding modified spectrum lamps:

i. Date of manufacture: December 31, 2014 or later.

ii. Testing standard:

A. for lamp lumen output and wattage: IES LM-45-00, IESNA Approved Method for Electrical and Photometric Measurements of General Service Incandescent Filament Lamps, except that it must be tested at 120 volts regardless of its nominal voltage,

B. for life: IES LM-49-01, IESNA Approved Method for Life Testing of General Lighting Incandescent Filament Lamps, except that it must be tested at 120 volts regardless of its nominal voltage,

iii. Scope of application: a general service lamp with a lumen output of at least 250 lumens but less than 1,050 lumens, excluding modified spectrum lamps.

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement:

A. lamp efficacy in lm/W: ≥ 4.0357 x ln (lumen) – 7.1345,

B. life: ≥ 1,000 hours,

C. colour rendering index: ≥ 80.

6. Lamp, general service, modified spectrum lamp, with a lumen output of at least 1,050 lumens but not more than 2,600 lumens:

i. Date of manufacture: January 1, 2014 or later.

ii. Testing standard:

A. for lamp lumen output and wattage: IES LM-45-00, IESNA Approved Method for Electrical and Photometric Measurements of General Service Incandescent Filament Lamps, except that it must be tested at 120 volts regardless of its nominal voltage,

B. for life: IES LM-49-01, IESNA Approved Method for Life Testing of General Lighting Incandescent Filament Lamps, except that it must be tested at 120 volts regardless of its nominal voltage,

iii. Scope of application: a general service lamp that is a modified spectrum lamp with a lumen output of at least 1,050 lumens but not more than 2,600 lumens.

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement:

A. lamp efficacy in lm/W: ≥ 75 per cent of the efficacy of the reference standard spectrum lamp,

B. life: ≥ 1,000 hours,

C. colour rendering index: ≥ 80.

7. Lamp, general service, modified spectrum lamp, with a lumen output of at least 250 lumens but less than 1,050 lumens:

i. Date of manufacture: December 31, 2014.

ii. Testing standard:

A. for lamp lumen output and wattage: IES LM-45-00, IESNA Approved Method for Electrical and Photometric Measurements of General Service Incandescent Filament Lamps, except that it must be tested at 120 volts regardless of its nominal voltage,

B. for life: IES LM-49-01, IESNA Approved Method for Life Testing of General Lighting Incandescent Filament Lamps, except that it must be tested at 120 volts regardless of its nominal voltage,

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement: Clause 4.1, Column B of the testing standard, and all fluorescent lamp ballasts must have a power factor ≥ 0.90 over the indicated input voltage range.

iii. Scope of application: the same as the testing standard, but limited to fluorescent lamp ballasts which do not have an integrated dimming capability (such that they can reduce the output of the fluorescent lamp by 50 per cent or more).

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement: the power factor in Clause 4 of the testing standard; Clause 5.1 and Tables 2 and 3 of the testing standard.

iii. Scope of application: the same scope as the testing standard, but limited to a cobra-head type luminaire intended for street, roadway or highway lighting, using 70 to 400 watt metal halide lamps and small or medium prismatic glass, polycarbonate or acrylic reflectors.

iii. Scope of application: a highmast luminaire that uses a high pressure sodium (HPS) lamp, for use along streets, roadways, highways, expressways and at intersections and interchanges. However, cobra-head highmast luminaires to which paragraph 11.1 applies are excluded.

iii. Scope of application: a portable electric luminaire that has a reflector bowl or similar-shaped reflector that directs light in an upward direction for the purpose of providing indirect lighting and that may be equipped with one or more additional sockets intended for other lighting functions.

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement:

A. for torchieres with no additional sockets: total electrical power ≤ 75 watts.

B. for torchieres with one or more additional sockets: total electrical power ≤ 100 watts.

“nominal wattage” has the same meaning as in the Federal EnergyEfficiency Regulations (May 4, 2012 version).

O. Reg. 404/12, Sched. 5.

schedule 6 motors and transformers

Efficiency Standards and Requirements

1. The prescribed efficiency standards and requirements for a motor or transformer listed below are as follows, if the motor or transformer is manufactured during the period indicated and falls within the scope of application indicated:

iii. Scope of application: the same scope as the testing standard and including transformers described in Clause 1.5 (q) of the testing standard. However, transformers with a high voltage winding of greater than 35 kVA are excluded.

1. The prescribed efficiency standards and requirements for a piece of electronic equipment listed below are as follows, if the equipment is manufactured during the period indicated and falls within the scope of application indicated:

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement: Clause 4.3 of the testing standard, except maximum differential of 1.0°C for thermostats used on fan forced heaters; and set point precision shall be measured at 50 per cent duty cycle.

iii. Scope of application: a household electronic device that is encased in a single housing, has an integral power supply, is connected to a mains power (as defined in the Federal EnergyEfficiency Regulations (May 4, 2012 version)), and is designed primarily to produce or record, or both, audio and video signals, to or from digital or analogue storage media. However, cameras are excluded.

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement: must be capable of entering one of the following modes, or more if applicable:

A. a
standby mode with a power consumption ≤ 1.0 watts, with information or status display active,

B. a
standby mode with a power consumption ≤ 0.5 watts, with information or status display inactive,

C. a standby mode with a power consumption ≤ 0.5 watts, without information or status display,

D. an off mode with a power consumption ≤ 0.5 watts.

6. External power supply:

i. Date of manufacture: January 1, 2013 or later. However,

A. for a security external power supply (as defined in the Federal EnergyEfficiency Regulations (May 4, 2012 version)), no-load mode, July 1, 2017 or later, and

B. for a replacement external power supply (as defined in the Federal EnergyEfficiency Regulations (May 4, 2012 version)), July 1, 2013 or later.

“household” has the same meaning as in the Federal EnergyEfficiency Regulations (May 4, 2012 version);

“information or status display” means a device, including a clock, providing visual alphanumeric or graphical information or information about the status of the equipment;

“off mode”, in respect of televisions, video products and compact audio products, has the same meaning as in the Federal EnergyEfficiency Regulations (May 4, 2012 version);

“standby mode”, in respect of televisions, video products, compact audio products and digital television adapters, has the same meaning as in the Federal EnergyEfficiency Regulations (May 4, 2012 version).

O. Reg. 404/12, Sched. 7.

schedule 8 fenestration products

Efficiency Standards and Requirements

1. The prescribed efficiency standards and requirements for a fenestration product listed below are as follows, if the product is manufactured during the period indicated and falls within the scope of application indicated:

iii. Scope of application: a window that separates heated space from unheated space or from the exterior air and that is to be installed in a building that is partially or entirely used for residential occupancy, has a building area not exceeding 600 square metres and has a building height of three storeys or less. However, the following windows are excluded:

B. heritage replacement windows intended to be installed in a heritage building,

C. glazing replacements in an existing sash or frame, if the U-factor of the replacement glazing is equal to or less than the U-factor of the original glazing,

D. decorative sidelights for doors,

E. windows that are designed for a specific building, and

F. windows that fall outside the scope of the certification programs of the designated organizations described in subsections 3 (2) and (3) of this Regulation.

iv. Prescribed efficiency standard or requirement:

A. for basement windows that incorporate a loadbearing structural frame, the window must be double-glazed with a low-E coating, and

B. in all other cases, U-factor ≤ 2.0 W/(m²C) or an energy rating ≥ 17.

Interpretation

2. (1) In this Schedule, “building area”, “building height” and “residential occupancy” have the same meaning as in Ontario Regulation 332/12 (Building Code) made under the
Building Code Act, 1992.

(2) In this Schedule,

“heritage replacement window” means a window that conserves, protects or preserves the cultural heritage value of the heritage building.

(3) For the purposes of this Schedule, a heritage building is a building or structure that satisfies one or more of the following criteria, or that is located on property that satisfies one or more of the following criteria:

1. The property is the subject of a covenant or agreement between the owner of the property and a conservation body, a government or a government agency and executed with the primary purpose of preserving, conserving and maintaining a cultural heritage feature or resource, or preventing its destruction, demolition or loss.

2. The property is listed in a register or inventory of heritage properties maintained by municipal, provincial or federal governments or government agencies.

3. The property is the subject of a municipal, provincial or federal commemorative or interpretive heritage plaque.

4. The property is part of a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site.

5. The property is included in the list of provincial heritage properties identified under Part III.1 of the Ontario Heritage Act that is maintained by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport.

6. The property is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act or is subject to a notice of intention to designate under Part IV of that Act.

7. The property is located within a heritage conservation district designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act.

8. The property is subject to a Heritage Conservation District study area bylaw made under the Ontario Heritage Act.

9. The property is part of a national historic site of Canada set apart under the Canada National Parks Act, or is marked or commemorated under the Historic Sites and Monuments Act (Canada), or both.

10. The building or structure is designated as a heritage railway station under the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act (Canada).

11. The building or structure is registered by the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office as a classified or recognized heritage building.